Real pearl pendant with rosette with small facet stones from Kobe/Japan.

Here is a short story about the production of freshwater pearls. At Timmersgems you will find pearls of the best quality from Japan, China, and other regions, always harvested and produced in an environmentally friendly way with respect for nature and people. Cultured freshwater pearls are pearls that are grown in freshwater mussels. These pearls are produced on a small scale in Japan and the United States, but now almost exclusively in China. The US Federal Trade Commission requires that cultured freshwater pearls be labeled "freshwater cultured pearls" in the trade. The quality of cultured freshwater pearls is assessed using a system that assigns different values ​​based on luster, shape and other factors. Pearls collected in the wild from the Holarctic freshwater pearl mussel were an important source for medieval jewelry, with Scotland as a major supplier. This species is now endangered in most areas. A pearl is a hard, round object formed by certain mollusks (mainly oysters, sometimes snails) that is fished or cultured for use as jewelry. The luster of pearls depends on the reflection and refraction of light in the transparent layers. The thinner and more numerous the layers, the finer the luster. This luster is called luster. Pearls are obtained by pearl divers and pearl farmers. Pearls are often round, but sometimes also irregularly shaped (baroque). Drop-shaped pearls are often used as pendants. Both irregularly and regularly shaped pearls are used in necklaces and bracelets. The ornamental value of a pearl is determined by seven factors: luster, shape, colour, size, perfection, symmetry, and the structure of the mother of pearl, with the luster being the most important. That is why a smaller pearl can be more valuable than a larger pearl. Perfectly round pearls are rare.